USirayeli ugxekwa ngezithixo

1 “Yitsho ngomtyangampo wesigodlo!

Nal’ ixhalanga lirhiwula abantu *bakaNdikhoyo.

Kaloku bawaphule umnqophiso wam,

suka bawuvukela umthetho wam.

2 Ewe, ngoku uSirayeli uyazibika kum;

uyandivuma esithi: ‘Thixo wam endimaziyo!’

3 Ngokutshikilela kwakhe okulungileyo

uSirayeli wathiwa mbende lutshaba.

4 Bazikhethele ookumkani ngaphandle kwam,

bamisa namaphakathi ndingakwazi oko.

Ngesiliva negolide yabo bazenzele izithixo;

nto leyo iyintshabalalo kubo.

5 Mh-mh-mh, ndiyalenyanya ithole laseSamariya!

Ingqumbo yam iyavutha ngakubo;

koda kube nini benyhuku-nyhuku?

6 Tholendini lenziwe yingcibi yakwaSirayeli!

Hayi, asiThixo le nto iyenzileyo.

Ngenene elo thole laseSamariya liya kuntlekeka libe ziingceba.

7 “Bona bahlwayela umoya,

kanti bavuna isaqhwithi.

Ingqolowa ziziphunzi ezingathwalanga;

ngoko ke tu isivuno.

Enoba besingade sifumaneke

bezingafikayo iintlanga zizenzele.

8 USirayeli uthiwe bimbilili.

Utshone phakathi kwezizwe;

unjengesitya ekungekho yaso mpela.

9 Usuke wanyukela eAsiriya,

wanjengeqwarha elibhadulayo;

uEfrayim uzithengisile kwizithandwa zakhe.

10 Angade aziqeshise, nditsho nakwiintlanga,

kodwa ndosuka ndimqokelele.

Phofu ke uya kuncipha,

ingcinezelo yokumkani imthi nca.

11 KwaEfrayim andisiwe amaqonga –

nditsho awokungxengxezela isono.

Ngoku angamaqonga okwenza isono.

12 Ndaba ngababhalela imithetho,

nayo ke ingembalwa iyintaphane,

suka nayo leyo bayikhaba,

bayithatha njengento yasemzini.

13 Ewe, bona amadini bayandenzela;

inyama yona bajika bayitye.

*UNdikhoyo ke akanelisekanga ngabo,

engabulibalanga nobugwenxa babo.

Ewe, yena uza kubohlwaya;

baza kuphindela kwaseJiputa.

14 USirayeli umlibele umenzi wakhe,

suka wazakhela amabhotwe.

UJuda wazandisa izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo –

zixeko ezo ndozithumela ngomlilo,

ulenye konke, nditsho nezo nqaba.”